Family Promise is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, supported by community donations.

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Family Promise Mat-Su mobilizes community resources
and local congregations to provide compassionate care through
shelter, meals, and case management
to families without housing.________________________________________________

________________________________A Tremendous Thank You to our donors:

Filipino-American Community of Mat-Su Kabayan
Mat-Su Area Churches
The Block Foundation
TOTE Maritime
First National Bank of Alaska

Our shelter program serves Mat-Su families with children under the age of 18, expectant Moms, single Moms and single Dad's with children under 18. Over 50% of our guests are under the age of 5 years old. Homelessness overtakes families for a myriad of reasons:

Family dissolution

Loss of home through disaster

Medical Issues causing job loss

Lack of job opportunities (with a living wage)

Lack of affordable housing

All children need a home!

In the Family Promise model, area churches offer overnight shelter and hospitality
while homeless families participate in rigorous case management and family strategic planning.
Children attend their school of origin, or attend day care while their parents are working
to achieve their goals. These include gaining employment, life skills and budgeting help, medical and public assistance benefits, attaining transportation, using thrift store vouchers for personal items,
saving their food stamps and 80% of their income for future housing.
In an average of 40 days families move into their own homes and are self sufficient!!
The positive mentoring and hospitality of congregation members and volunteers mean the world to our families and many long-term relationships are formed!

Family Promise is also among seven Valley Agencies which distribute the BHAP Grant
(Basic Homeless Assistance Program funding from HUD/AHFC).
These funds can assist in preventing homelessness by paying a portion of rent to landlords
for folks with an eviction notice, or to Utility Companies for folks with utility shut-offs.
Also, this BHAP funding is used to place the homeless into housing,
once clients are financially sustainable.

Family Promise National Hymn

Please consider becoming a sustaining donor!
$364 will fund a family of four in our shelter for one week.Your financial institution can arrange an secure automatic monthly donation to Family Promise Mat-Su.Or place a donation through our Support Page at:http://www.familypromisematsu.org/Support_Family_Promise.html